ECON101

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Economic Principles

Economics Department A&S - Arts and Sciences

Subject

ECON

Catalog Number

101

Title

Economic Principles

Course Description

Basic microeconomic concepts such as demand and supply, market structures, pricing and equilibrium. Conditions for market efficiency, and approaches to addressing market failures from externalities, asymmetric information and market power. Tensions between efficiency and equity. Macroeconomic concepts such as inflation, unemployment, trade, economic growth and development. Different perspectives on issues of monetary and fiscal policy. Emphasis on public policy issues and the logic behind the economic way of thinking. Open to all students.

Grading Basis

Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Typically Offered

Fall and/or Spring

Consent (Permission Number)

No Special Consent Required

Min Units

1

Max Units

1

Lecture

General Education Curriculum Codes

SB - (SB) Social & Behavioral Analysis: A&S Curriculum